Sources-Sought-Technical-Description-Services- (32nd Cable TV and Internet).pdf

Version – July 2015

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SERVICES

INTRODUCTION

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Bliss is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for dedicated fiber based internet services and television content for digital receivers at 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (32nd AAMDC), Fort Bliss, Texas.

The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

(IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Location

% On-Site Government

% Off-Site Contractor

Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX 100% 0%

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES

NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE

NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO

AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS

ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO

THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES

WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF

ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED

ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

This is a non-personal services contract to provide internet and cable services. The 32d AAMDC requires continuous access to commercial television content and dedicated internet services to support mission command, situational awareness, and public affairs operations. As outlined in the PWS, the Command relies on commercial cable television to maintain real-time awareness of global events that influence operational decision-making, and requires commercial internet pathways for specific public affairs functions that cannot be executed on NIPR systems. The requirement includes providing television content to 17 digital receivers and maintaining two commercial internet connections, with services available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year, and restoration of any service degradation within 24 hours or sooner.

Additionally, the Government must procure these services directly from the authorized provider, as certain commercial television and internet services cannot be resold through third-party vendors. Commercial Multiple-System Operator (MSO) providers often restrict redistribution of their television content and require direct contracting for service delivery. For the 32d AAMDC requirement, this means the Government must identify capable sources that can provide direct, non-resold television and internet services, including the necessary fiber delivery, technical support, and maintenance required to meet mission needs. This Sources Sought is intended to determine whether any qualified providers exist who can meet these requirements without violating proprietary service restrictions.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor must demonstrate the capability to provide direct, non-resold commercial television and internet services, consistent with proprietary restrictions that prohibit third-party resale of certain MSO-provided content. Vendors must be able to deliver uninterrupted 24/7/365 service supporting 17 digital television receivers and two commercial internet connections, and must restore any service degradation or loss of content within 24 hours or sooner. Required capabilities include providing all personnel, equipment, fiber delivery, IP video handoff (or equivalent), technical support, and emergency response necessary to maintain continuous service. Vendors must be able to operate through Fort Bliss NEC-approved pathways, perform installations and maintenance under Government escort, and comply with all Federal, State, OSHA, Army, and installation regulations. Additionally, respondents must maintain an effective Quality Control Plan, support Government surveillance and Corrective Action processes, ensure 100% CTIP compliance, and provide trained personnel, including a designated Account Manager, who meet all security, access, and training requirements such as AT Level I and iWATCH.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization;

and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures as per the installation SOP. The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 517111 with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,500 personnel. The Product Service Code is DG11. Businesses of all sizes are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their business size in their capabilities statement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES

STATEMENT)

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten

(10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline for response to this request is no later than 2 pm, MST, 20 MAY 2026. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to matthew.l.altenberg.mil@army.mil and nishan.kharel.mil@army.mil .

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This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so, provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure capability to perform the tasks?

5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR 52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this PBSOW for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations, DUNs number, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business Concern.

8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility and Safeguarding requirements.

The estimated period of performance for this requirement is 12 months, beginning on 26 June 2026 and ending on 25 June 2027, with four additional 12-month option periods.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm-Fixed Priced.

The proposed contract is anticipated to include tasking that would be accomplished by labor categories that are subject to the Service Contract Act or a collective bargaining agreement.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, SSG Nishan Kharel and the Contracting Officer, MAJ Matthew L. Altenberg, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email matthew.l.altenberg.mil@army.mil and nishan.kharel.mil@army.mil.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.

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